Charles F. Keyes Field Notes, Thailand: 1968-04 (April 1968), Mae Sariang.

Abstract

Charles F. Keyes Field Notebooks, Thailand: April 1968. Field notes in this document were primarily written in Amphoe Mae Sariang, Mae Hong Son Province (Changwat Mae Hong Son), Thailand. This document is preceded by field notes written in Mae Sariang in March 1968 and is followed by notes written in Mae Sariang in May 1968. Topics: Confidence Game in the Hills; Composition of the Provincial Council; Karen Social Mobility; Education and Hill Tribes; Ordination of Novices - Shan Style; Talk with Cao Khana Amphoe; Songkrān Customs; Ceremony of Süp Cāta; Ordination of Novices at Müang Pôn; Use of Yuan Script; School Survey; Songkrān; Deaths in Mae Sariang; Customs Associated with Songkrān; P'wo Karen Village of Māē Pāē Luang; Bathing Chēdī at Wat Ommarāwāt; Interview with Mr. Sanguan Chōtisukkharat; Lua and Buddhism; Trip to Northeast.